Creating three-dimensional visual pieces with a variety of media, commonly clays and metals. Use specific tags for the media or methods, if known, such as polymer-clay or carving.
Questions tagged [sculpting]
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Diluting or thinning uncured Milliput
Is it possible to dilute, thin or liquefy Milliput so that it flows into nooks and crannies better?
If so, is there any advice on what to use, in what ratios, and whether it will adversely effect the strength of it when it cures?
I'm trying to use…
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Building Outdoor Concrete Sculpture
For building an outdoor public park sculpture (1.25 times life-sized, containing several figures) would it be better to build a metal frame, wrapped in mesh, covered in concrete;
Or, would it be better to make a model and create a mould and pour…
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Sculpting details to clearly distinguish a lion from other large cats
I am trying to make a lions head sculpture, but I am having trouble. It is very hard to distinguish the defining facial features of a lion (except for the mane of course). I'm ending up making my piece look like a cougar, panther, or tiger, but…
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Drying floam for sculpting
I'm looking for a floam recipe that will dry to a relative sturdy shape. I'm working on a puppet and I want to rough out the dimensions and proportions, and I want something cheap and light-weight. If the quality is high enough, I might just use it…
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Seats - Principles for comfort
I am considering using algorithmic design to design seats. However, I also want the result to be something people would actually want to use. So, I have to ensure that the result is comfortable.
Besides copying and looking at seats I find…
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What is required to start sculpting clay (tools, experience...)?
I want to start sculpting to attain a very specific type of result but I'm unsure where to start.
Basically, I want to be able to achieve the sculpting of figures. After training, I target two goals : being able to get this result as well as being…
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Concrete objects constructed to look blurred
It is commonplace to blur images and paint portraits or scenes as though they were blurry. Think of a photo of a person or object or scene. Now imagine it out of focus. In other words blurry. It might have been blurred deliberately by panning as it…
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